First -- There is NO dilemma. You must keep in mind the difference
between the software LICENSE and the software MEDIA.
At 11:32 PM +0200 7/19/2010, Mac User #330250 wrote:
> So according to the computer police if you lost the disks over the years by
> law you must destroy that orphaned Mac??
Don't be absurd.
My approach is this: because the original software will only run on
this model of Mac, it is always okay to install a copy of the
shipped Mac OS on this very Mac.
Correct!
Okay, suppose you bought the Mac on eBay. The seller was a bit
greedy and wants to sell the installation discs separately to make
more money.
Turn his a** in for piracy.
There we are again, you can safely install a *copy* of the shipped
Mac OS version on your Mac without the original discs.
So you have a machine with no media... What are your options?
The "official" thing to do would be to contact Apple and ask for
replacement media. They have 'em! Ya just gotta pay for shipping.
Or, if you already have a like machine, you could use its media.
Then there are the gray market "pulls"... If someone has a dead Mac,
that they're parting out... it's a bit of a gray area, but semi-legal
to purchase that dead Mac's media for your like-mac. The key here is
that Apple doesn't pursue these cases...
- Dan.
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